@article { ISI:000265517700038, title = {Facile synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridone}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letters}, volume = {50}, number = {20}, year = {2009}, month = {MAY}, pages = {2440-2442}, publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

A short synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridone was achieved from L-serine employing Horner-Emmons olefination as the key step. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {alkaloids, Horner-Emmons olefination, L-serine, Pyridone, Z-selectivity}, issn = {0040-4039}, doi = {10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.03.026}, author = {Upadhyay, Puspesh K. and Prasad, Rajendra and Pandey, Menaka and Kumar, Pradeep} }